The Grenadiers and De Lancey's horse charged, simultaneously, and the Americans were routed. De Lancey pursued as far as the first hill, about a quarter of a mile from Young's. There was a spring of water nearly opposite Young's on the East side of and the road where many wounded crawled for water and died. The British returned I think by the Sprain road. My father was at Youngs House at the time and I obtained these facts from him.

Rochambeau's Head Quarters were at Colonel John Odell's house then owned by one Bales and now by Jackson Odell, and Washington's Head Quarters were at Joseph Appleby's, about half a mile from the Dobb's Ferry road and about the same (as much) from the Saw mill river.

Colonel Greene, in the spring of [page break] It was ordered by General Washington "to take Colonel De Lancey at all events." De Lancey hearing of this determined to strike the first blow. He managed with skillful guides, by taking by roads and in arching through fields to pass the American guards and patrols. - After the affair at Pine's Bridge, he retreated by the North River road. One of his men boasted on returning at Odell's house that he could show more rebel blood upon his sword than any of the party. This was in presence of Mrs. Garret Dyckman. This man's name was James Foskey.

Captain Colonel Cushing's party on the retreat from Morrisania passed up the Sprain road to Mc Chain's where it terminated, and then took to the fields when in order to gain the Saw Mill river road, they had to pass some long sloping ground, near called Van Tassel's Hill or Van Tassel's slope, favorable to a cavalry charge [margin: Van Tassel] [page break] which Mr. Dyckman said he momently expected.